Friday Favorites - Summer is Starting!

It's official - our house is on the market and that means I have been busy cleaning it up!  I'm loving these tips from Oprah's Clean House Guru, Peter Walsh, for organizing all of the clutter I am putting away so that it shows well.  I want it to look as clean as it did the day we shot this cover story for Traditional Home! 

Love this bag - obsessed!

I'm looking to renovate a house just so that I can use these!

I want this for cool outdoor summer dinners - in other words - when I'm eating in a place other than Dallas!  This LWD is better for Dallas - and it's on sale!

Even if you can't be in St. Tropez this summer, you can recreate it with these dinner party tips from Penny Drue Baird.

Happy Friday!  I hope y'all have a wonderful weekend!  

I Heart Blue and White - Our Master Bedroom

I thought it might be fun to share a few images from our home with you!  I wanted you to see how I live with Blue and White:  

Designer Jan Showers helped us select the perfect shade of pale blue for our bedroom.  She also designed the canopy to cover up two awkward windows on either side of the bed. We hung a pair of antique mirrors, purchased at the flea market in Paris, over the fabric but behind the bedside tables to give the illusion of a window.  Justin and I both love the read so the bedside tables are typically covered in piles of books and magazines! It is funny to see the bedside tables so tidy!

 A piece by artist Rusty Scruby hangs over the white console, adding textural interest to the master bedroom.

Lola, our Chihuahua, in her favorite spot.  So sweet. 

Interior Design: Jan Showers and Assoc.

Linens: Leontine Linens and Porthault

Art: Rusty Scruby
Stylist: Gretchen Leigh Clark for Jan Showers and Assoc.

Photos by Werner Strube for Traditional Home